Assemblywoman Nora Campos (D-San Jose) is defending her husband after he was accused of assaulting a political enemy and making “derogatory, racist and homophobic remarks” at an event last month at the Fairmont.

“I’m Mexican. Our kid is half Mexican,” Campos told IA in a phone interview Wednesday. “How could he make a racial remark? My kid is being raised in a home with a Latin culture.”

Campos’ husband, Neil Struthers, is accused of insulting Enrique Arguello, the business manager with the Laborers’ Local 270 union.

Arguello, who could not be reached for comment, detailed the alleged attack in a letter to the Santa Clara Building Trades Council — Struthers’ former employer — asking for him to be barred from future union events and demanding a written apology.

“Among other things, Mr. Struthers was heard calling me a “f—— f—–,” he wrote, referencing a derogatory homosexual slur. Struthers also allegedly called Arguello a “dirty Mexican” and threatened to “kick his a–.”

“In all of my years, and especially in a professional setting or function, I have never been subjected to such threatening, insulting and unlawful conduct,” Arguello wrote.

Campos said her husband would never threaten anyone. She says it was actually one of Arguello’s guys that hit her husband — in a very private place.

“One of Enrique’s union guys kicked him in the (groin) and ran,” Campos said, adding that she didn’t witness the attack, but a police report supports her claim. “Neil never touched Enrique. He has no reason to lie to me. What I can say is Enrique has been known to be a liar.”

A police report obtained by IA supports Campos’ claim. It lists Struthers as the victim and Arguello as a suspect. It lists another man, only named as “Pablo” as a second suspect who kicked Struthers in the “groin,” according to the report.

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The political bad blood goes back many years. Arguello’s union backed Councilwoman Magdalena Carrasco in her contentious run against against Campos’ brother, Xavier Campos.

But Struthers also has a history of confronting his rivals, making headlines in 2014 for a dust-up at a Starbucks in San Jose.

Struthers issued a statement calling Arguello’s claims “a lie.” He blamed the head of the state Senate for the political drama — saying it’s because the powerful politician is threatened by Campos running against one of his allies, Senator Jim Beall.

“It is not a secret within local political circles that Mr. Arguello is an enforcer for Senate President Kevin De Leon, and will do anything to protect their mutual business interests in the San Jose area. Including, protecting their strongest ally in the region, Sen. Jim Beall,” Struthers wrote, adding that he plans to sue Arguello for slander and libel.

“I will not stand by idly as someone attempts to undermine my record of accomplishment when it comes to civil rights,” he said.